read this first:
http://www.404audio.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=14814

If they had no permit, the police should have stopped them from HAVING THE PARTY BEFOREHAND.
The USA is really getting out of control, I'm so affected by this that I have compiled a crazy set of links to let people know about this, I will not tolerate this kind of insanity & neither should you.
I'm not even a fan of dance music, if I even need to point out the irrelevance.
Apparently Bush was in Salt Lake City during these events, he must be so proud...

THEY ARE LOOKING TO PRESS CHARGES. Woohoo!
http://www.deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,600157877,00.html

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Links: (I apologize for copy pasting links from all over the internet, however I thought it was necessary!)
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The story
http://forums.utrave.org/showthread.php?t=19971
http://www.seattlednb.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2840
http://www.404audio.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=14814
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video links (same video)
http://v2.vidman.ca/utah_rave/
http://nidonocu.technoweyr.co.uk/ad_hoc/utah_rave/fascism.mov
http://homepage.mac.com/apexgrin/FileSharing2.html
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video news report, victims are looking to press charges
http://www.deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,600157877,00.html
video news report, atleast the organisers get some voice here
http://kutv.com/topstories/local_story_233220802.html
one-sided video news report calling it a 'drug party'...
http://real.ksl.com/video/slc/0/5/502.ram
other local newsreports
http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=96651
http://www.4utah.com/mediacenter/default.aspx?videoId=23198 --------------
The 'Official' Story
http://www.co.utah.ut.us/News/DeptNewsDetails.asp?ID=17759&WN_System=SHERIFF
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the rave act
http://www.emdef.org/s2633/
http://www.drugpolicy.org/communities/raveact/
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Pictures of the arrested (I can't believe they have this in the US)
http://www.co.utah.ut.us/Dept/Sheriff/BookingDateSearchResults.asp?date=08%2F21%2F2005&Submit2=Submit
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electronic music defense and education fund
http://www.emdef.org/
This group fights against unethical drug and narcotics legislation
http://www.drugpolicy.org/homepage.cfm
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Post by a kid on http://www.404audio.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=14814&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=135
I recently won the lawsuit over a similar incident, a massive raid on the Weedstock Festival in rural Wisconsin in 2000.
ruling: http://www.courts.state.wi.us/html/ca/02/02-0204.htm
The Utah County Ordinance should be beatable on the same grounds.
http://www.utahcountyonline.com/apps/WebLink/Dept/ATTY/Chap13.pdf
13-4-2-1. Required.
No person shall permit, maintain, promote, conduct, advertise, act as entrepreneur, undertake, organize, manage, or sell or give tickets to an actual or reasonably anticipated assembly of two hundred fifty or more people which continues or can reasonably be expected to continue for twelve (12) or more consecutive hours, whether on public or private property unless a license to hold the assembly has first been issued by the County Commissioners.
To get the license, you must first contract Porta-potties, dumpsters, medical professionals, etc. All of which come under "promote, conduct, advertise, act as entrepreneur, undertake, organize, manage." So in order to get a permit under the ordinance, you must first violate the ordinance.
This flaw should be adequate to beat all criminal charges, and score big $ from the County in a Civil Rights suit.
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New york times
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CNN
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http://www.cnn.com/feedback/forms/form11.html?1
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NBC
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ABC news
http://abcnews.go.com/Reference/story?id=54216 (lots of shows to contact)
USA today
http://asp.usatoday.com/marketing/feedback/feedback-online.aspx?type=18
LA times
http://www.latimes.com/services/site/la-contactus,0,3944908.htmlstory

Fox news (lol)
Feedback@foxnews.com
go to http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,77538,00.html and click "email story"
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